MADRID and SANTIAGO, Chile, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Santander Chile today announced that it will change the NYSE ticker symbol of its American Depositary Shares from "SAN" to "BSAC" effective at the commencement of trading on April 12, 2012.

Banco Santander, S.A. ("Banco Santander") today announced that it will change the NYSE ticker symbol of its American Depositary Shares from "STD" to "SAN" effective at the commencement of trading on June 14, 2012.

This change of NYSE ticker symbols aligns the use of ticker symbols within the Santander Group.